Artist: Field Mouse Album: Hold Still Life Genre: Alternative, Shoegaze Label: Topshelf Records Hold Still Life is an adventure fit for any occasion. While keeping a steady collective of pop, melody, and charm, Field Mouse’s sophomore LP is able to play with tones in ways that keep songs fresh, all while consistently holding a formula […]
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REVIEW: Field Mouse – ‘Hold Still Life’
July 14th, 2014 
Drew Caruso 
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Slowdive Announce North American Tour
July 14th, 2014 Drew Caruso Marking their first time playing in North America since 1994, Slowdive will begin a thirteen city long tour of the region this fall. The recently reunited shoegaze outfit have been pleasing longtime fans by playing festivals and big events, and now North American residents can enjoy the return of one of the most influential shoegaze […]
Whirr Announce New Album, Share “Mumble”
July 9th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Nick Bassett is a busy guy. After leaving Deafheaven to play bass in Nothing, he later started a new shoegaze project called Whirr and, throughout all of this, toured. Now Whirr is releasing their second full-length, Sway. The LP, which was recorded by Sunbather producer Jack Shirley, drops September 23 via Graveface and can be pre-ordered here. […]
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Stream New Field Mouse LP ‘Hold Still Life’
July 7th, 2014 Drew Caruso Bring on the fuzz. Field Mouse’s fantastic new album Hold Still Life is currently streaming over at Hype Machine. Applauding the loved sonic aspects of the ’90s, coupled with plenty of fuzz, reverb, and keen ears for melody, Hold Still Life is a wonderful experiment in sound. From the ’80s inspired pop ballad of “Two […]
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REVIEW: Ringo Deathstarr – ‘God’s Dream’
March 25th, 2014 Drew Caruso Artist: Ringo Deathstarr Album: God’s Dream Genre: Shoegaze, Alternative Rock Label: Noyes Records Illuminated by a live show here in Boston, Ringo Deathstarr’s newest work, EP God’s Dream, is a lush landscape of constant gazes at foot apparel, all while getting lost in the void of uncalculated, and stringing thoughts of the walls that bind […]
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REVIEW: Nothing – ‘Guilty of Everything’
March 4th, 2014 Drew Caruso Artist: Nothing Album: Guilty of Everything Genre: Shoegaze, Punk Rock Label: Relapse Records As some mornings I fight against existential crises, I can somehow calm myself down knowing that the enclosed thoughts within my head, held in by my bone and the muck of my nervous system are experienced by the neighbor I talk to […]
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Check Out “Endlessly” From Nothing
February 19th, 2014 Drew Caruso A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of writing about a band that had just made their way to my iPod, and it has been love ever since. The Philadelphia rock outfit Nothing are a group of musicians that know how to push the limits of sonic parameters. Cranking their knobs up to eleven, […]
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Are Nothing and Whirr Hinting at Possible Split Release?
January 29th, 2014 Drew Caruso Yes please. According to a photo posted on Run For Cover Records’ Instagram, it appears that we may have a release consisting of both Nothing and Whirr, most likely a split EP, coming spring 2014. It is no secret that both bands are close friends, anyone who has been to their respective Facebook accounts will […]
Slowdive Will Reunite
January 28th, 2014 Drew Caruso Last week I posted about the internet rumors of Slowdive possibly reuniting. I am extremely happy to update that story, and inform you that Slowdive is surely reuniting. Obviously it is huge for any classic band to reunite, but it should be noted that Slowdive was one of the most popular, and influential shoegaze acts […]
Slowdive Hinting Towards A Reunion
January 20th, 2014 Drew Caruso Slowdive was a wonderful band. From Reading, England, the quintet dominated the shoegaze scene in the early nineties. Releasing one of my personal favorite albums, Souvlaki, the band has certainly earned their mark in history. Fortunately, after being inactive for nearly twenty years, it seems that there is hope on the horizon for some form […]
XO To Release Debut 7 Inch ‘Fault’ On November 5
October 2nd, 2013 Dan Bogosian XO are perhaps best known to feature members of Say Anything, with three of the four band members also being in the Max Bemis group. Despite that, it is creatively the band members focus; the group, featuring Jeff Turner, Jake Turner, Parker Case and Joe Assef, will finally have a debut release on Rory Records […]
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My Bloody Valentine Reveal November Tour
September 9th, 2013 Dan Bogosian My Bloody Valentine, the shoegaze band that returned to the world earlier this year, have announced a short tour this November that covers a bit of the midwest and a bit of the northeast. The tour will be in support of their most recent album, mbv. Kevin Shields is long known as a perfectionist, so […]
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